GOLD: The Midas Touch
GOLD: The Midas Touch
A TWO COLOUR GOLD AND ENAMEL CIGARETTE CASE, BULGARI, CIRCA 1970
Auction Closed
October 29, 03:04 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A TWO COLOUR GOLD AND ENAMEL CIGARETTE CASE, BULGARI, CIRCA 1970
rectangular, the front with large modern 'Marlboro' lettering in black enamel imitating a paper cigarette packet, crowned by the Philip Morris logo above the motto 'veni, vidi, vici', the base with a gold inscription '10 Class A Cigarettes', the reverse similarily decorated, struck: 'Bulgari', further struck: '750'
8.4cm. high
Rather rare, this cigarette case was a special commission from Bulgari in the early nineteen-seventies, as confirmed by Bulgari.